The crowd-pleasing “Silver Linings Playbook” took the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, closing the 37th edition world-renowned festival after 11 days and more 300 movies.

A new documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival explores conspiracy theories in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." Backstage spoke with filmmaker Rodney Ascher about his film and the enduring legacy of Kubrick's masterpiece.

The stars of Summit Entertainment’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” spoke to us at an after party co-sponsored by Backstage following the world premiere of the film on Sept. 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Toronto International Film Festival is known as the unofficial start of Oscar season, and early buzz on a film can make or break how a studio positions it over the coming months. The festival kicked off on Thursday night with the gala premiere of “Looper,” reuniting red-hot Joseph ...